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The Petition of Right and Habeas Corpus
Lawyer Harry Potter discusses the significance of the Petition of Right and the role of Edward Coke in the development of civil liberties for individual subjects. The introduction of the principle of habeas corpus, that anyone imprisoned without cause could demand that their jailer had to justify their actions, is explained. Coke鈥檚 ideals were even incorporated into the American Constitution.
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